Rod-clip.



E. O. KEATOR.

ROD CLIP.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIE.

' EDWARD O. KEATOR, OF MARON, INDIANA.

ROD-CLIP.

Speolfioatlon of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

Application filed June 3, 191 8. Serial No. 287,388.

To all whom t may camera.-

Be it'. known that I, EDWARD O. KEATOR, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and resident 'of Marion, in the county of 'Marion and State.of Indiana, have income this initial angular Setting action.

This-and other objects are attained in the cli described in thefollowingspecification an illustrated in the accompanying drawininwhich;

igure 1 is a side elevation of my improved clip.

'Fig. 2 is an end elevation of my improved clip.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

My improved clip consists of a base 4:, a cam 5, a U-bolt 6 mounting thecam and assing through the base, a spacer block 7 ibcated between thecam and base, and nuts 8 u on the branches of the bolt.

he base is provided with two sets of Wings 9 and 10 between which thecam operates and between which the spacer block is located. On the rodengaging surfaces of the cam, the spacer block, and the base I haveprovided a series of projections 11 which are designed to preventslippage of the rods when clamped by the clip, and the form of which maybe materially varied.

In the construction of the base, the cam, and the block I have soslanted the rod engaging surfaces thereof that the axial center of theclip, represented by the line w-b n Fig. 1, lies at an angle from theright angle position of clips of ordinary construction When they areinitially clamped upon the rods or cables to be gripped by them. I havedetermined that ordinary clips, after having been positioned upon therods or cables, 'when tension is placed upon the elea cam upon the bolt,

ments, assume an angular position, .due to slippage, Setting of the clipelcments to firmer gripping positions, etc. I have found that the angleof this position continuos to become greater as the tension upon therods or cables continuos to increasc, until at about the angle of 45 theU-bolt breaks. Therefore, it would obviously be roper to apply the clipto the rods or ca les at such an angle, but Since the clip would slipback to- Ward a right angle position With the rods, .upon attempting totighten it, it will have to be Secured at that angleat which furtherslipping of the clip or slipping between the rods is prevented by reasonof the frcl tion between them. This angular position I have found to beapproximately 149-30'. Therefore, the clip disclosed in Figs. 4 and 5has been constructed to initially account for this Setting action ofordinary clips, and when once clampedupon the rods, positively preventstheir slippage relativel to one another or further Setting action o thecli i-laving thus described my invention,

what I claim is;

1. A rod' or cable clip comprising a bolt, a base upon the bolt, and ablock between the base and cam, the object engagin'g surfaces of thecam, block and .base being inclined in the same direction andin anamount to permit the clip to be clamped at an angle equal to the normalangle of set taken by the clip when subjected to tension by the rods orcables gripped thereby.

. 2. A rod or cable clip comprising a bolt, a cam upon the bolt, anda-base upon the bolt, the object engaging surfaces of the cam and basebeing inclined in the same direction and in an amount to permit the clipto be clamped at an angle to the normal angle of set taken by the clipwhen subjected to tension by the rods or cable gri ped thereby.

Ig testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 29 day ofMay, 1918.

I EDWARD O. KEATOR. Witnesses: A

ELIZABETH F. LENFESTEY,

J OHN W. WHARTON.

